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May 07, 2014 02:02

• "EcoWatch": POC member not admitted to colony to meet Evgeny Vitishko

  Andrei Kolmakov, a member of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of the Tambov Region, was not allowed to visit the Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko, who is serving his sentence in a colony-settlement in the Tambov Region, the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) reports.

May 07, 2014 00:18

• Dismissed Yerevan metro workers try to defend their rights in court (+video)

  The trial of the case of dismissed operators of the Yerevan metro began on May 6 in the court of general jurisdiction of the administrative districts of Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeitun. The workers are sure that they had been sacked because of their active participation in the struggle against the accumulative pension system.

May 06, 2014 20:32

• In Chechnya, court dismisses complaint against custody of ACP President

  Today, the Supreme Court of Chechnya has dismissed a complaint against the custody of Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the "Assembly of Caucasian Peoples" (ACP), accused of drug possession, said Evgeny Chikhlikov, the spokesman of the Joint Mobile Group.

May 06, 2014 18:48

• MIA: house blown up in Dagestan belonged to casualty of special operation

  The house in the village of Novy Agachaul in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, which was blown up by power agents on May 4, had belonged to a local resident who was killed in a special operation in 2013, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan has reported.

May 06, 2014 17:24

• Volgograd: victim of army hazing adjudges 50,000 roubles from MoD

  The Volgograd Regional Court has ruled to collect 50,000 roubles from the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) in favour of the former conscript, who was abused by his commander during his military service.

May 06, 2014 15:10

• Dagestani court acquits and sets free doctor Gunashev accused of contacts with militants

  Today, the Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has acquitted the doctor Marat Gunashev, who had been accused of involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs).

May 06, 2014 14:52

• "Rustavi-2" bosses state secret surveillance and tapping in TV Company

  Nika Gvaramiya, Director General of the TV Company "Rustavi-2", said today at a briefing in Georgia, that secret surveillance was conducted in their office. He managed to get a CD with records of conversations that took place in the offices of the company top managers.

May 06, 2014 14:20

• Baku court convicts "Nida" activists (+video)

  On May 6, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes announced the verdict to eight activists of the movement "Nida", accused of organizing mass riots. Judge Djavid Guseinov handed down a guilty verdict and sentenced the young people to real prison terms ranging from 6 to 8 years. After the announcement of the verdict, a support group of more than a hundred people who gathered close to the courthouse began chanting "Freedom!"

May 06, 2014 13:19

• ICRF completes criminal investigation into Yegor Scherbakov's murder

  The Moscow Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported on the completion of the investigation into the criminal case against Orkhan Zeinalov, an Azerbaijani citizen, accused of the murder of Yegor Scherbakov, a Moscow resident. In the nearest future, the case will be sent to the court.

May 06, 2014 13:16

• Azerbaijan: hospitalized Arif Yunus to be questioned at GPO

  In Azerbaijan, Arif Yunus, Director of the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies and Migration Processes of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), has been called for questioning to the Investigating Department of Grave Crimes of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) as a witness in the case against journalist Rauf Mirkadirov, accused of treason.

May 06, 2014 09:05

• Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's advocates demand to restrict FBI's control at meetings with their client

  The defence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is accused of organizing a terror act in Boston, has filed a motion to establish restrictions for FBI agents, attending the meetings of the native of Chechnya with his advocates. This was reported today by The Boston Globe newspaper.

May 06, 2014 07:39

• Chechnya prepares to celebrate Victory Day and Day of Memory and Grief

  On May 9, Chechnya will hold a military parade on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, and on May 10, on the Day of Memory and Grief, the republic will hold events of religious nature. This was reported by the Grozny city administration.

May 06, 2014 05:26

• North Ossetia allocates 14.5 million roubles to purchase vehicles for persons with disabilities

  This year, the authorities of North Ossetia plan to purchase ten special motor vehicles to transport persons with disabilities. The national budget is to allocate 14.5 million roubles for purchasing of new motor vehicles under the programme "Accessible Environment". The federal budget is to allocate the same amount.

May 05, 2014 21:19

• Khasavyurt resident reports law enforcers damaged houses during special operation

  Law enforcers have damaged a number of houses in a special operation conducted in Khasavyurt, a local told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Townspeople also argue that during the special operation only two militants were killed, while the third one managed to escape, despite the tight encirclement.

May 05, 2014 20:22

• In Azerbaijan, CoA upholds conviction to Talekh Bagirzade

  Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the complaint lodged by the theologian Talekh Bagirzade, who had been sentenced to two years in prison on charges of illegal drug possession. His defence intends to appeal against the verdict at the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan.

May 05, 2014 18:18

• In KBR, FMS officials state that Syrian student should leave Russia

  As stated by Anzor Aramisov, the head of the Department for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) of the Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS), the Syrian student Ponezh Nauras should leave Russia for some time; however, it is not a deportation case.

May 05, 2014 17:25

• From April 28 to May 4, seven persons fell victim to armed conflict in North Caucasus

  During the period from April 28 to May 4, 2014, at least seven people suffered from the armed conflict in North Caucasus; of them five were killed and two wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

May 05, 2014 17:21

• NAC: terror acts prevented in Dagestan on May Day holidays

  The Russian National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) has stated that terror acts were prevented in Dagestan during the May Day holidays, namely, during the last two days, operative actions resulted in detection of two hideouts with improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

May 05, 2014 15:58

• Three persons killed in special operation in Khasavyurt

  Today, three persons were killed during a special operation held in Khasavyurt. This was reported by the law enforcement agencies of Dagestan.

May 05, 2014 15:14

• Policeman wounded in Dagestan is in critical condition

  The condition of a staff member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), who was wounded on May 4 in Khasavyurt, is extremely grave; and he is in the resuscitation ward. At night, he underwent a series of surgeries. This was reported by Zaur Isaev, the chief physician of the Khasavyurt Central Hospital.